BOSTON
WATERCOLOR
GROUP

Upcoming Events

Floral and Nature Painting

Floral and Nature Painting

Saturday 13 June
Charles River area, Boston - 11am - 2.0 Hours
Eric Rykiel
Join us for experimental floral and nature painting. Some experience expected but beginners welcome. Learn basic sketching, composition, color palette choice, and techniques like wash layering, dry brush, charging, gradient wash, preservation of light, negative painting, and lifting.
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$49      

Other Nearby Groups

Oil Painting for Beginners Plein Air Landscape

Oil Painting for Beginners Plein Air Landscape

Sunday 14 June
The Fens, Boston (near Museum of Fine Arts) - 10:30am - 2 Hours
Boston Oil Painting Group
Marc Clamage
This outdoor beginner oil painting painting class will introduce you to the fundamentals of oil paints, including color mixing, brush techniques, and basic composition, all while encouraging creative exploration and fun.
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$49      
Waterfall at Mine Falls Park

Waterfall at Mine Falls Park

Saturday 20 June
Nashua, NH - 9:30am - 2.0 Hours
Boston Photography Group
Carlton Soohoo
Join us for a landscape photography walk at Mine Falls Park. We will practice capturing water views and a waterfall using techniques including long exposure with ND filters. Suitable for all skill levels.
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$49      
Landscape Painting

Landscape Painting

Sunday 28 June
Boston Common, Boston - 10:30am - 2 Hours
Boston Oil Painting Group
Marc Clamage
Capture the beauty of the outdoors as we explore the fundamentals of landscape oil painting. Learn how to simplify a scene, create depth, and use colour and light to bring natural settings to life on canvas.
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$49      

Portrait Lesson/Demonstration

Portrait Lesson/Demonstration

Sunday 12 July
The Fens, Boston (near Museum of Fine Arts) - 10:30am - 2.0 Hours
Boston Oil Painting Group
Marc Clamage
Gain valuable insight into proportions, facial features, and skin tones. You'll learn practical techniques that can help improve your own portrait work.
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$49      
Floral Oil Painting Workshop

Floral Oil Painting Workshop

Sunday 26 July
Arnold Arboretum, Boston - 10:30am - 2.0 Hours
Boston Oil Painting Group
Marc Clamage
Paint beautiful floral subjects in a relaxed setting. This practical workshop focuses on colour, shape, and texture as you create your own flower-inspired oil painting.
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$49      
Still Life Oil Painting Workshop

Still Life Oil Painting Workshop

Sunday 09 August
Mansfield, MA - 10:30am - 2.0 Hours
Boston Oil Painting Group
Marc Clamage
Create your own still life painting while learning how to observe shapes, values, and textures. The instructor will offer tips and feedback as you work from a still life arrangement.
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$49      

Color Mixing for Oil Painters

Color Mixing for Oil Painters

Sunday 23 August
Mansfield, MA - 10:30am - 2.0 Hours
Boston Oil Painting Group
Marc Clamage
Improve your understanding of color through practical mixing exercises and painting studies. You'll learn how to create cleaner, more accurate colors that can be applied to future paintings.
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$49      
Impressionist Oil Painting Workshop

Impressionist Oil Painting Workshop

Sunday 06 September
Walden Pond, Concord - 10:30am - 2.0 Hours
Boston Oil Painting Group
Marc Clamage
Experiment with loose brushwork and vibrant color in this hands-on painting session inspired by the Impressionists. You'll create your own artwork while exploring light, atmosphere, and movement.
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$49      
Purgatory Chasm Landscape Painting

Purgatory Chasm Landscape Painting

Sunday 20 September
Purgatory Chasm, Sutton - 10:30am - 2.0 Hours
Boston Oil Painting Group
Marc Clamage
Take your easel and paint the striking scenery of Purgatory Chasm. This session is all about observing the landscape and developing your painting skills through direct practice.
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$49      

Autumn Landscape Painting

Autumn Landscape Painting

Sunday 04 October
Arnold Arboretum, Boston - 10:30am - 2.0 Hours
Boston Oil Painting Group
Marc Clamage
Capture the colors of autumn in a guided oil painting meetup. You'll work on your own landscape painting while receiving tips on color harmony, composition, and seasonal lighting.
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$49      
ABOUT BOSTON
WATERCOLOR
GROUP
Come along to our meetups to improve your art in a relaxed and social atmosphere and under the guidance of a professional instructor. Complete beginners to experienced artists all welcome.

Our 2 hour meetups are held in a different location each time, usually outdoors.

Bring your own materials. If you are a complete beginner all you need to start is a set of watercolour paints, brushes, and water container.

Who can attend? Open to all skill levels, from beginners to experienced artists. The instructor is there to help everyone.

The meeting point and full details for the day are sent in the booking confirmation email to the email address you provide at time of booking.

Join the Boston Watercolor Group on Facebook to share your art and enjoy the art of other locals.
ARTISTS
Eric Rykiel
Allston based artist working with pen, ink, charcoal, pastels and watercolor to create a positive connection with nature and humanity. My goals are to learn and grow, bloom and thrive and to inspire others to do the same. To give beauty back to the earth and to be in tune with the creative forces of an active imagination.

Eric Rykiel is available for private bookings

Private tutoring for acrylic, watercolor, illustration/drawing/sketching, composition and color theory.

Available Sunday 2pm until 6pm.

PHOTOS
Nottingham Watercolour Group
2026-06-07
Title or Location: Photo was taken by myself of a painting I created.
This is titled I?ll forget you not, Ron.Inspired by my late grandfather and the roses that are in his garden planted with his ashes.
Credit: Lorna Simpson
Facebook: Lorna Simpson
Instagram: Lorna_simpson88

Adelaide Watercolour Group
2026-06-07
Title or Location: Just for fun
Illustration is my favourite style of painting. I did this one just for fun. That?s why it?s the tile of the artwork. Would love to illustrate children?s books. I paint just as a hobby though.
Credit: SJ?s Artwork
Liverpool Watercolour Group
2026-06-03
Title or Location: Bromborough, Wirral, UK
A morning with the Wirral Urban Sketchers. A quick 2hr sketch of Victorian School building in pen and watercolour, in A3 sketch book.
Credit: Richard Oldfield
Facebook: richard.oldfield.752
Instagram: @richardmo55

Newcastle Watercolour Group
2026-06-02
Title or Location: Newcastle Thunder
This painting was created for a charity rugby event in Newcastle and will be featured on their warm up kit, it features landmarks of Newcastle/Northumberland and includes a stormy sky with lightning as a nod to the clubs name. It will be auctioned to raise funds for the Royal British Legion on the day of the charity match.
Credit: Shelley Johnson

Houston Watercolor Group
2026-06-01
Title or Location: Early Summer Sunset - Houston
Beautiful early summer sunset. Particular love the dark cityscape as the backdrop. The sharp contrast made it a perfect inspiration for painting.
Credit: Claire Zhang
Auckland Watercolour Group
2026-06-01
Title or Location: NZ
Christmas plein air study at Collins Memorial Reserve, South Island.A quiet rural morning ,soft light, distant hills and a few simple shapes dissolved into the atmosphere.Watercolour on paper half sheet
Credit: Xin Yi

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